情报学报  2020, Vol. 39 Issue (3): 259-273    DOI: 10.3772/j.issn.1000-0135.2020.03.004
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Citation Diffusion in the Networks of Scientific Publications: A Case Study on the 2011 Nobel Chemistry Prizewinning Paper
Min Chao1, Zhang Shuai2, Sun Jianjun1
1.School of Information Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023
2.School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052
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Abstract  Scientific knowledge diffuses via citation relationships, objectively recording the trajectory of the development and evolution of science. Due to the inextricable connections in scientific knowledge, an isolated view of the impacts and values of scientific knowledge often leads to one-sided perceptions. In this paper, we observe the outputs of scientific knowledge from the perspective of connections. We try to construct the diffusion networks of individual publications through bibliographic relationships such as citing, coupling, and being cited and co-cited, and to examine the literature-embedding network s concepts, measurements, and role in citation diffusion. The case study suggests that the codification of scientific knowledge accompanies the development of its network, and, at the same time, is influenced by the network. Scientific knowledge diffuses from domestic domains to peripheral domains as time goes on. Citing publications could reveal valuable information about the target publication that is not explicitly recorded. The four types of bibliographic relationships may frequently overlap, causing the significant characteristics of “stickiness” and “small world” in citation diffusion. Our quantification of the diffusion networks provides additional objective evidence for evaluating the values of scientific output.
Key wordscitation diffusion      citing publications      diffusion networks      science evaluation     
Received: 14 May 2019     
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Min Chao,Zhang Shuai,Sun Jianjun. Citation Diffusion in the Networks of Scientific Publications: A Case Study on the 2011 Nobel Chemistry Prizewinning Paper[J]. 情报学报, 2020, 39(3): 259-273.
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